Show fire control cost county in 1949 morgan county had ilo watershed fires during 1949 and spent on fire control of which was reimbursed by the state utah state foresters 1910 1919 records of fires on state and privately owned watershed I 1 lands a rids show improvement pro nent eighty sue six fires burned 2 acres in contrasts contrast loo fires covered 8 1790 acres in 1942 and fires burned 1 acres acrea in WS the 1919 decrease was made in spite of the high tire fire hazard season the increasing care by citizens in handling fire is credited for much of this improvement ninety per cent of the 1919 fires were man caused and 10 per cent lightning smokers led with 35 per er cent of the man caused fires debris be and range burning foli followed owed with 23 per cent state fire control is by county units sheriffs or special fire chiefs handle the fires the state aided by federal funds make partial reimbursements imbur to the counties for fire expenditures on state and private waters watershed hed lands |